Tag: Hans Mardersteig

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The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, by Benvenuto Cellini, Limited Editions Club (1937)

Let me start out by saying The Life of Benvenuto Cellini is the most enjoyable and entertaining book I have read in years. It reads like a cross between a Dumas adventure (ignoring for the moment Dumas’ L’Orfèvre du roi, ou Ascanio) and Rousseau’s Confessions. If you have not read it, forget this review….go buy the book and get at it! Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), goldsmith, artist and sculptor … Continue reading The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, by Benvenuto Cellini, Limited Editions Club (1937)

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The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi, Limited Editions Club (1930)

The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi, a wonderful work of classic Italian Literature, was originally published in Italy in 1746 and translated into English for the first time in 1864. The writer of the original text is anonymous, though many scholars now think that it was based upon a Latin manuscript written by Ugolino Brunforte (c. 1262 – c. 1348). Saint Francis (1181-1226) lived over a hundred years … Continue reading The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi, Limited Editions Club (1930)

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Alphabetum Romanum, by Felice Feliciano Veronese, Officina Bodoni (1960)

{Ed. Note: This is the latest article from Books and Vines contributor Neil.} Giovanni Mardersteig, who will always be associated with the great traditions of typography, wrote this short credo on printing : First, service to the author, searching for the form best suited to his theme.  Second, service to the reader, making reading as pleasant and light for him as possible.  Third, the giving of … Continue reading Alphabetum Romanum, by Felice Feliciano Veronese, Officina Bodoni (1960)

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